I have been using Adobe PhotoShop for some time now and have enjoyed learning how to use it. I admit there is a learning curve and sometimes I watch online tutorials and when the instructor clicks on something, I *know* I am clicking the same thing, but it doesn’t work for me.

Since I published my older stories in 2011, several of the covers need to be updated. And now that I have PhotoShop and am getting better at using it, I have just updated the covers for “Blizzard” and “Cold As Ice.”

I have decided not to raise the price of “Cold As Ice” back up to the price it was previously. If you don’t have a copy, you can get “Cold as Ice”here.

I am also lowering the price of “Blizzard” and you can get a copy of it here if you don’t have it already.

I will be updating several of the covers in the future, so don’t be surprised if you get an update message from either Smashwords or Kindle. I’m anxious to try to get a box set image made for The Halloween Night/The Golden Locket Collection Series. I haven’t made a box set image before but did get some templates for them.

I still haven’t found a job, but am looking and am working on The Chronicles of Brad, which is the finale of The Shipwrecked/Climb to the Top Collection Series. I’ll need to make a box set image for it, too.

Thanks for reading. I’ll keep you informed.

Mathis…

I have decided to lower the price of “Cold as Ice” in honor of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Please watch this video for more information.

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Get your copy of “Cold as Ice” here.

12-25-15-11:27 PM

Merry Christmas!

I hope you are getting to spend Christmas with loved ones. I have to work this afternoon, so I am unable to attend the potluck luncheon my church is having this afternoon.

I am getting a lot of work done on Anything for Money. My critique group is helping tremendously, and they are enjoying the story.

While we’re not getting a White Christmas, Weather forecasters were threatening us with a blizzard Sunday and Monday, but they’ve toned it down to a little less than ½ an inch of snow expected Sunday.

I hope you have a Very Merry Christmas and I will keep you updated about Anything for Money.

Mathis…

10-20-15-10:00 PM

I hope you are enjoying the cooler days and the changing of the leaves.

Here, we're having a fluctuation of cool, then hot, then cool, then hot. I leave my A/C set on 80 all the time, but at night turn on an electric heater in the bedroom, so it stays around 78-80 over night. My saying is, "Anything below 75 is too cold, anything above 85 is too hot. But I'd rather it be 100 than 30, any day." Of course, we can't control the weather, so we deal with it. I do love the colors of fall, but prefer the warmth of Spring and Summer.

I just realized the other day that I haven't updated this blog since right before Thanksgiving 2013. I haven't fallen off the planet though. I am still working on Anything for Money. With the help of a friend who works for the FBI, I've managed to write myself out of a few corners. I hope to have it finished and ready to publish by Christmas—but we all know how bad I am at deadlines. And Anything for Money is more of a Halloween novel than a Christmas one, but I won't be able to finish it before the end of the month. It *is* a full-length novel, not a novelette. I'm already up to 358 pages and an end is in sight.

I also need to find time and energy to update the website. I've noticed the Flash on the front page doesn't work on iOS devises and tablets. I tried finding a new template for Joomla that would work on them, but am not finding one I like. Someone in the Joomla! Forum told me to get rid of Flash and create an HTML5 video for it. I got it created, but then couldn't figure out how to get it into the webpage. And, I figure I need to be trying to get this book finished worse than I need the video, so I haven't tried.

Again, I hope you have a very happy and safe Fall. And I'll let you know when I release Anything for Money.

Mathis..

11-27-13 7:07 PM

For those of you in America, I hope that you have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

I am still working at Kelly Services, and I have been promoted to Senior Adviser at AppleCare. I am really enjoying my job.

One thing I want to advise you to do, is to make sure that you back up your telephone contacts and any other information you have on your phone, frequently. Just like your computer, if something happens to your phone, you'll lose a lot of valuable information. If your device locks with a passcode or a password, please make sure that you have it in a place where you will know where it is and let someone else know where it is. I had a lady called the other day whose sister had died and no one knew her password or passcode. They had no way to get into her phone to get her contacts to let her friends know she had died. Thankfully I was able to help her get the pictures and videos she'd recorded off of the device, but I couldn't help her with the contacts since she didn't know the passcode.

Since I'm still working from 11 AM to 8 PM with two days off, I'm not getting much writing done. I had hoped to have the Shipwrecked/Climb to the Top Collection Series, completed by October 14, but there's a lot of things that I need to change and I haven't had time to do that. I need to finish The Chronicles of Brad and then go back and clean all of it up. This is going to take a lot of time. And it's turning out that when I have time to write, I don't have the energy, and when I do have the energy, I don't have the time. Unfortunately, I do not have time to write at work. Even though we have some time between calls, I am doing follow up calls, research and other work-related things, so I'm not just sitting there twiddling my thumbs. I had considered just releasing The Shipwrecked/Climb to the Top Series, and then releasing The Chronicles of Brad at a later date. But I'm making some changes as I go, so I can't do that yet.

Again, if you're in America, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. If you're not in America, please have a fabulous weekend.

Mathis….

2-13-13 6:44 PM

It's hard to believe that Valentine's Day is upon us and I actually haven't gotten any writing done since October. I finally had to get a job – which is only part-time, but at least lets me work at home – which has somewhat prevented me from writing, but most of the reason has just been no time or energy. My mind is still working frantically, but just don't have the energy to write anything down. After not working for almost two years, it does take a lot of energy to get back into the grind.

I haven't written a newsletter for ePubNationWide.com, since October, either, and probably won't do them anymore. I am still helping people get their manuscripts published, but haven't had very many clients.

I have decided to break the Shipwrecked/Climb to the Top Collection Series into two books. One being from Kris & Cliff's viewpoints, and the other book will be Shipwrecked: The Chronicles of Brad in which the entire novel is done from Brad's point of view. Although I am done with Kris' collection, I cannot release it until I get done with Brad's in case I have to change something. Even if you have read Shipwrecked/Climb to the Top previously, you'll want to get the collection as I've made some changes and added Shipwrecked: Family Reunion, which no one has read yet.

Although I do need to start looking for either "another" or an "additional" job, I am going to attempt to get back to writing soon, so keep checking back for updates. Also, if you're not on my list, feel free to contact me to be added to my list so you'll be notified when I do.

Have a happy Valentine's Day.

Mathis…

Here is the original book review of “The Mysterious Bed” given by Michele Deradune.

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